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Zimmer, Vikings aim to get over hump with changes inevitable

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For the first time in his six years with the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike Zimmer told his assistants to take a break right after the end of the season before the staff reconvenes in a week or so to assess the roster. The extra time, Zimmer theorized, will minimize the personal sentiment […]

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Browns hire Vikings offensive coordinator as next coach

January 12, 2020 Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Stefanski coached running backs, tight ends and quarterbacks in Minnesota. He’s about to take on his most challenging group yet — the Browns. The Vikings offensive coordinator, who came close to getting Cleveland’s job last year but finished second to Freddie Kitchens, was hired as the Browns new coach — their […]

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Thielen better: Vikings’ offense has made major progress

January 9, 2020 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Adam Thielen learned in college the psychological art of pivoting from a bad play, courtesy of a toy toilet the Minnesota State team kept on the sideline during games to flush away negative feelings and leave them in the past. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver has had to lean hard on […]

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Cousins, Zimmer quiet skeptics in playoff win for Vikings

January 7, 2020 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — In their boisterous locker room in New Orleans after the overtime victory, the Minnesota Vikings roared in celebration when coach Mike Zimmer gave the game ball to quarterback Kirk Cousins. “How does it feel to win a playoff game?” Zimmer asked Cousins with a question that needed no answer following the […]

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Vikings, like Texans, work OT to advance in NFL playoffs

January 6, 2020 Associated Press

Working overtime paid off for Minnesota and Houston this weekend. Seattle avoided the extra session and made it a wild-card bonanza, with three of the four road teams winning. One day after the Texans rallied from a 16-0 deficit to beat Buffalo 22-19 in an AFC wild-card game, the Vikings stunned New Orleans 26-20 on […]

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Cousins, Vikings upend Saints 26-20 in OT in NFC playoffs

January 5, 2020 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After tight end Kyle Rudolph emerged from a purple swarm of celebrating Vikings near the corner of the end zone, he took an opportunity to mock those who doubted quarterback Kirk Cousins’ ability to come through in the clutch. “I’m just glad Kirk can’t win big games, apparently,” Rudolph said. “We […]

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Vikings must face Saints without CBs Alexander, Hughes

January 3, 2020 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings secondary will be short-handed for Sunday’s playoff game at New Orleans, with cornerback Mackensie Alexander ruled out with a knee injury and cornerback Mike Hughes placed on injured reserve with a neck problem. Alexander, the slot man in the nickel defense, was one of the few regulars who […]

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Vikings embrace underdog status in playoffs, prep for Saints

December 31, 2019 Associated Press

The Minnesota Vikings will take much of the same cast to the playoffs that helped them reach the NFC championship game two years ago, with even some upgrades in certain spots. They’re still an afterthought in this top-heavy postseason field, though, forced to enter as the sixth seed without the benefit of any home games. […]

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Humbled Vikings have plenty of work to do before playoffs

December 25, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Their spot in the playoffs conveniently clinched, the Minnesota Vikings were humbled by rival Green Bay in a way that suggested a short postseason stay. As well as they’ve played in the majority of their games this year, with a cumulative scoring margin of plus-106 that’s the second-best in the NFC, the […]

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Packers clinch NFC North with 23-10 win over Vikings

December 24, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sporting fresh division title shirts that few expected them to wear this year, the Green Bay Packers had the message printed across their chests in the jubilant visitors’ locker room: “The North is not enough.” With Aaron Rodgers taking a back seat while the ground game and the pass rush led the […]

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